The 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 1−5 at the 54th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate Division I outdoor track and field events in the United States.

This year's meet was hosted by the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

[1][2] USC finished first in the team standings, capturing their record twenty-sixth national title.

[3][4][5] High jumper Dwight Stones of Long Beach State raised his three-year-old world record a half-inch (1 cm) to 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m).

[3][4][5] This was the first edition of the NCAA championships with the races measured in meters;[6] previously the race distances were measured in yards.